Harness.



No.'698,329. Pat'ented Apr. 22.1902.

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shows the connection of the wither-straps I 5 is a side view ofanother'form ofa harness v put on the saddle-horse 1 of a two-horsecarriage.

back of thehorse. From the rings (1 straps by another strap h with themiddle part of UNITED STATES GUNTHER SENGELAUB,

PATENT QFFICE;

OF BERLIN, GERMANY.

HARNESS.-

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 698,329, dated April 22,1902.

Application filed April 16,1901.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatl, GI'iNTHER SENGELAUB, a citizen of Germany, residingat Berlin-Weisand useful Improvements in Harness; and I clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Harness of horses or other animals as hith erto known (eithercollar-harness orbreastharness) are usually faulty in that they do notdistribute the pressure evenly over the body of the animal, but verymuch burden its breast and withers, while its back and sides, which areboth especially suited for re ceiving the pressure, are not burdened. Ifa wagonhorse, for instance,has a pointed breast, the strain on it byusing ah'arness with a lower breastplate produces inflammation throughits chafing. This inflammation affects the circu mjacent muscles of thewithers and diminishes the efiiciency of'the animal.

The object of the presentinvention is tocpro- A harness constructed inaccordance with this invention is represented by wayof example in theaccompanying drawings, in which e I V Figure 1 is a side view thereof onthe sad- Fig. 2 is a top view of the harness. Fig.3

with the shaft. Fig. eshows the saddle. Fig.

Fig. 6 is a top view of the same. Fig. Fig. 7 shows another form ofsaddle. Fig. 8

.On the'upper part of the breast is plac ed the breast-collar a, the twoends I) and c of crossing thesaddle s, which is situated on the f reachto the ring situated behind the fore legs of the horse, while the ring9' is' joined the breast-collar a. This connectingkstrap h does not leadstraight to the breast-collar, but is forked between the fore legs ofSerial No. 56,134. (No model.)

thehor se, forming two branches 'h and k which connect with thebreast-collar a, thus leaving the lower part of the breast entirelyfree. The harnessing of the, horse 'to'shaft 'i is effected by the straplc, which (bymeans of l i the double ring Z, as shown atFig. 3,) iscon-. nected also with the collar-straps m and with the strap n, whichlatter is buckled on the connecting-straph at the apex', where'the straphis not yet forked.

The saddle 8 (represented in Fig; 4) consists of two oblong cushionso,fixed'to plates p, which are connectedjwith, a metallicbow q. Thisbowcarries a pin 25, which "is p'roon it. This pin carries the two end'sband c,

.vided with a thread and has book 0 screwed, 7

which are placed crosswise over the saddlebow. p The two ends arepunchedat several places, Fig. 2, where they. cross each other for thepurpose of displacement. The 'saddle is placed with'its two cushions 0on the 1 1 commencement'of the ribs and on both sides of thebackbone,but leaving the latter quite free. Through the bending of the bow qthesaddle'can be made suitable for any shaped back, while through theremoving of the two ends I) and c for the breast-collar by putting themon thepint by means vof the 'diiferent holes the harness is applicableto horses of of the ends of thebreast -collar, which does not change theposition, tying up 'of the easily be turned into a harness for one horseby means of the straps 1;, attached to the saddle s, to which abelly-band may be fixed for the purpose of carrying the cleaves, whilethe collar-strap m and the joining-strap k and n'are not needed. Thereins are guided by means of rings 2', fixed at the bow q of the saddle.1

Harness of another form of construction (shownin Figs; 5 and 6)-'isarranged in such a way that the two ends 6 and c of the'breastcollar (1do not pass crosswise over the saddle s. For this purpose the two endsof the breast-collar are shortened before crossing the bow of the saddleand are provided with any form and size: Through 'the'fastening a ringto which a spring-hook a is fixed.

From the ring (1 small straps f, Figs. 5 and 6, extend to the saddle sand are also provided with spring-hooks X. a

The saddle 5 (shown at Fig. 7) consists of two oblong cushions 0, fixedto plates 19, which are connected by a flexible metallic bow q to makethe saddle suit for light and heavy horses. The bow g has on its top apin tand a small hook r, to which two small straps a provided withrings, are fixed, in which are hung the two ends of the shortenedbreastcollar by means of the spring-hooks ct. Furthermore, at the bow atboth sides are fixed movable rings 00 for the purpose of hanging in thestraps f.

Through the before-described construction and connection of thedifierent parts of the harness the harnessing and unharnessing of thehorse are quickly and easily efiected.

Harness of a modified form of construction is shown in Fig. 8, arrangedin such a Way that the ends of the breast-collar a and the strapsf arefixed directly to a riding-saddle of any suitable shape by means of thebefore-mentioned spring-hooks.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States, is-- I 1. The combination in a harness, with the saddlehaving a bow and a projecting pin, and the traces, of a breast-collarhaving straps crossed over and fixed on the pin on the bow of the saddleand connecting with the traces, substantially as set forth. I

2. The combination in a harness, with the saddle having a bow and aprojecting pin, and the traces, of a breast-collar,having straps crossedover and fixed on the pin on the bow of the saddle and connecting withthe traces, a forked strap, the body of which passes under the fore legsand the forks extend upward to the breast-collar, and straps connectingthe body of the forked strap to the traces, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination in a harness with a saddle, a breast-collar,connected to the saddle, of straps fixed to the traces and fixed to thesaddle, and a forked strap connected in the rear with the traces and byits forks to the breast-collar, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of twp Witnesses.v

GUNTHER SENGELAUB.

Witnesses:

HENRY HASPER, WOLDEMAR HAUPT.

